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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1913
Page
8
The Butler Herald published weekly on Tuesdays under editor C E Benns. It serves as the official voice for Taylor County and is mailed as Second Class matter under federal law.
The notice outlines annual and display ad pricing with 10 cents per inch weekly, furnished plates and cuts at B cents, local ads at 5 cents per line, and a minimum 25 cent charge. Obituaries up to 200 words are free when submitted by subscribers, with a pe ne cent per word charge for extra words and guaranteed payment.
Bids for erection of the Augusta post office, three stories over about 11 000 square feet, will open February 20. Georgia news notes include a Columbus man convicted of running a lewd house and sentenced to twelve months on the chain gang. Augusta Chronicle remarks on Gov Wilson tossing the first ball to begin the season and a local cough remedy advertisement follows. Additionally Dr Amos Fox chosen superintendent of the Soldiers Home at Atlanta replacing Col Saussy. U D C chapter from Moultrie offers to furnish Georgia grown flowers for Mrs Wilson’s inauguration. Also reports of Chamberlains Tablets curing sick headache and a regional Bradstreet outlook predicting a strong 1913 for the South.
Frightful polar winds threaten skin and fuel demand for Bucklen’s Arnica Salve at City Drug Store. Ads tout its healing for chapped hands and lips, burns, cuts, and sores. Separate note cites Washington Dispatches fearing a possible destructive commercial war between Argentina and the United States over unfair advantages. Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound urged as a quick cold remedy with patient testimonials.
Hon H M Stanley commissioner of commerce and labor for Georgia lauds weekly press in a Georgia article. He notes editors endure low pay and public criticism while serving communities, calls country editors vital to Georgia's growth and predicts state newspapers will be valued and paid accordingly.
A girl reputedly rode at midnight through a dangerous Catskills forest to warn locals of a looming fire and saved many lives. The piece also touts Dr. King’s New Discovery for lung trouble with a testimonial from W. R. Patterson of Wellington Texas claiming dramatic health gains after family losses to consumption. Ad highlights price 50c and 1.00 with free trial. Sir Horace Plunkett to address Fifth National Corn Exposition on National Farmers' Union Day January 30 in Columbia.
The Greensboro Herald Journal and Fort Valley Reporter praise Editor Benns of the Butler Herald for improving his paper and deserve patronage. They note the paper keeps up with faction news and presents a neat attractive edition. The Moptezuma Georgian adds a sardonic nod.
The Blue and Gray Association plans a 125 foot monument at Central Avenue and Main Street in Fitzgerald to symbolize national unity. Designed by E M Viquesney with Hibbard bronze work, the 56 by 125 foot granite bronze glass structure honors the Grand Army, Confederate Veterans, Daughters of the Confederacy, and the Woman's Relief Corps. The project costs 125000 dollars with nationwide fundraising. The piece places Lee and Grant shaking hands at the north entrance and features a winged Peace figure atop. The G A R and U C V plan a Gettysburg reunion next July amid calls for restoration of harmony and the Wilson inauguration in a climate of unity.
J.8. Donahue of South Haven Michigan, a Civil War captain and lighthouse keeper, credits Electric Bitters with preventing wrecks and curing long standing ailments. At seventy he says he feels fine and praises relief from dyspepsia indigestion stomach liver and kidney troubles. Only 40 cents at City Drug Store.
In Dawson on January 22 A W McDonald a cigar factory owner and prominent citizen reportedly shot himself with a 38 caliber revolver around 11 pm after several days of heavy drinking and a brief spell of insanity. His family had no warning of the act and his business stood in good standing.
Last week in Green County Center a vacancy drew attention as the community recalled Mr. George A. Merritt. The notice honors his memory and notes his role among local residents.
The fifth National Corn Exposition opens in Columbia South Carolina January 27 with a two week program featuring daily theme days and events led by noted speakers. Highlights include South Carolina Day Live Stock Day National Farmers Union Day National Education Day Boys Day Winthrop College Day Corn Day and Rural Life Conferences with exhibits remaining until midnight on closing day.
Homer Chappell chosen to lead the farm at the Third District Agricultural and Mechanical school. He is a local Al graduate familiar with farm superintendent duties and succeeds David Wicker who retired. Chappell began duties immediately and is expected to aid the school’s work.
The Greek army offers imposing ranks such as syntagmata and tagmatarchis, yet salaries are low. An American colonel earns far more, with Greek officers of various grades receiving substantially smaller annual pay, from lieutenant to brigadier general, highlighting a discrepancy between status and compensation in Greece.
Advertises Chamberlain liniment as helpful for partial paralysis and rheumatic pains. Claims massaging affected parts provides benefit. Sold by all dealers.
Eatonton news reports Putnam County plans to name its youngest city Imperial City Georgia. The charter is in embryo and residences already exist near Mant two miles from Central of Georgia railway with post office and depot sought. Fourth class postmasters should watch for Sieperial City as the proposed name.
An advertisement from W R Box of Noblesville Indiana promotes Foley Kidney Pills claiming relief from months of kidney trouble after trying other remedies. The ad urges readers to start taking the pills at the first sign of kidney issues, warns against substitutions, and directs purchase at local drug stores.
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